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T- OFFICE BUSINESS moms Richard W. Pltman, York, N. Y., assignor to Underwood Elliott Fisher Company, a'eorporation of Delaware 1 Application September 24, 193cm No. 102,389

' 1135 Claims. 1 goals- 40) V typed in said column or zone. Thus, in cimnection with ledger sheet entries, a "New This invention relates to business machines and more particularly to typewriting units usable as such or in connectio'n'with computing mechanism. It has special application to combined typewriting and computing machines of the wellknown Underwood-Hanson type, such as are exemplified generally by the U. S. patents to Hanson 905,421 and Hart 1,270,411.

It is an object of the present invention to provide, in .a typewriting unit which may be coupled with any of a number of different forms of computing or register mechanisms, effective E means by which data originally typed on a work sheet maybe automatically reproduced at an other place on the sheet, when the sheet is relocated in the machine either by manipulation of the sheet or of acarriage therefor.

Theinvention, when applied to a bookkeeping machine, is adapted to-pick up previous balances ona ledger sheet and reproduce them quickly and accurately in the "Old balance column of the-sheet, which reproduction opera tionmay obviously be utilized to enter the amount of the balance in one or more of. the

registers in the computing mechanism of such machine.

A basic object of the invention is to eliminate the human element as a factor of error in the reproduction of data at another placeon a work sheet and substitute machine precision in the 3'0 reproduction operation, irrespective of whether 1 computations are made in writing and subsequently typed or made mechanically'in the manner exemplified by the patents above recited, or in any other manner. Not only is accurate reproduction insured, but the speed of the operation is increased and the operator eifort is, of course, greatly reduced.. y In general the machine in a preferred form embodies a motor-driven carriage movable stepby-step in letter. or numeral spacing direction, and selectively operable types. Means are provided to receive a work sheet in position to be typed upon. The present invention involves the addition to the aforesaid conventional assembly of'means for making on the sheet in a given column or zone a pluralityof analyzable or readbalance may be typed in a designated column at the right of the sheet and the sheet removed and thereafter replaced in definite relation to the sensing device which controls means operative in conjunction with the carriage drive -and. escapement so that what was formerly the 'New balance" is automatically typed as an Old balance in'another column of the sheet.

The invention, viewed in its broader aspects, is not limited to any particular form or style of typewriter or computing machine and although in the preferred form' shownin the accompanying drawings it involves the perforating of the sheet and the reading or sensing .of the sheet at the perforations by electrical contacts, it will be apparent that other sensing devices are capable of use with the perforations'or other similarly functioning codal representations on the work sheet.v Particularly in this connection radiant energy is conceivably usable.

- Where, as in the preferred form shown and described herein, electrical contacts are employed to sense the character represented by the perforations it is important that good contact be insured, and further that arcing be avoided as the contacts break, in order that the paper work-sheet does not become charred and also in order to preserve the original shape and regularity of the contact points. It is an aim-of the present invention to provide means which shall protect the paper and the contact points against the ravages of sparking or arcing as thecontacts able character sets or codal representations, each of which'is symbolic of a particular type impression, and means whereby, when the sheet is relocated in the same machine, a sensingor readare disengaged in effecting a presentation of a new combination of perforations to the contacts. Another object of the invention, having to do with the contact sensing of a perforated sheet as in the present preferred embodiment of the invention, is to insure good electrical contact as each successive group of perforations is brought into position. This is accomplished by specially shaping the contact points and causing a relative sliding movement between each point and a contact bar, plate, or point at the other side of the sheet while at the same time applying pressurein an engaging direction.

A further object of theinvention is to provide means for stopping the operation of the machine during the automatic reproduction of any series of figures or other characters when at least two perforations are not presented in proper registration with the sensing device except, of course, where intentionalv spacing is desired as cally and in corresponding order of characters in decimal spacing in which caseother means come into control to carry on the operation of the machine.

A still further object of the invention is to provide for accurately and reliably indicating, by means of perforations or other impressions, any one of ten-numerals within the small area of a type impression. This is accomplished in a preferred form of the invention by using combinations of two out of a group of five perforating pins so closely arranged as to all rest substantially within the space allotted to a single type impression. Thus ten different combinations of pins of the group are available yet sufficient insulating fields of paper exist between the individual perforations. A special wiring circuit in-' cluding five relays conveniently controls the type actuating magnets ten in number.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein isembodiments of 1 shown one of various possible the invention:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective-showing a typewriter unit embodying the invention, and indicating one possible application of the unit which is with a computing mechanism enclosed in a base upon which the typewriter unit is mounted.

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the typewriter unit shown in Fig. 1, with a portion of the front frame and the entire keyboard eliminated to show more clearly particular features of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a portion of the mechanism shown in Fig. 2 showing one numeral type bar in position to operate certain selected perforating pins. l

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing a different numeral type bar in operative position to act upon a dilferent selection of perforating pins of the same group.

Fig. 5 is a view in transverse section at the right end of the machine. The view istaken substantially along the line 5 5o f Fig. 2 looking in the.

direction of the arrows.

a Fig. 6 is :B fragmentary sectional view of the sheet locating mechanism shown in Fig. 5, showing the operating devices for the sheet punches and the locating pins.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view showing one of the sheet punches for forming the locating apertures at the edges of the sheets.

Fig. 8 is .a view in perspective of one of the locating-pin slides.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view in front elevation of certain supplemental-frame parts. This view shows the sheet perforating devices and the sensing devices in front elevation.

Fig. 10 is a view in transverse section taken on the line Iii-l0 of Fig. 9 looking in the direction of the arrows. In this view the carriage is located in position for the sheet-perforating operation.

Fig. 11 is a view in section taken longitudinally of the carriage substantially along the line I l-l l of Fig. 9 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 12 is a view in transverse section taken on the line Ill-l0 of Fig. 9 but in this view the carriage has been moved to sheet-sensing position.

Fig. 13 is a view in transverse section taken along the line. l3-l3 of Fig. 9 looking in the direction of the arrows, but the carriage is 10- cated in sheet-perforating position.

the key-lever and type-bar action in its relation to the roller platen and the perforating pins.

Fig. 16 is a view showing the upper part of the type-bar in its relation to the platen and to the perforating pins and showing also brush contacts carried by the main frame for engagement with corresponding bars mounted on the carriage.

Fig. 1'7 is a fragmentary view of the rear of the typewriter unit showing the carriage drive and escapement-control and also showing the mounting of actuating magnets for accomplishing various objects of the invention.

Fig. 18 is a schematic view taken in transverse section of the machine, particularly showing the universal bar and the escapement action and the mechanism for opening the electrical circuits prior to the release of the carriage for letter or number feeding.

Fig. 14 is a sectional view taken along the line Fig. 19 is a diagrammatic view showing the electrical circuits including the type-bar actuating-magnets, the decimal-spacing magnet, relays for said magnets and the sensing device for the various selections of perforations from the perforated pin group.

Fig. 20 is another diagrammatic view showing in structural fashion the mechanism by which engagement is constantly preserved as the.carriage proceeds in its step-by-step feed, and showing further the automatic decimal spacing structure and circuit connections.

Fig. 21 is a sectional view taken on the line 2i-2l of Fig. 20 showing the brush connections and decimal-spacing mechanism. The position of the carriage is assumed to present the conductor bars over the spring contact set.

Fig. 22 is a view in top plan of the structure shown in Fig. 20.

Fig. 23 is a view of the right end of the carriage with parts omitted to more clearly show certain operating mechanism, and

Fig. 24 is a face view of a work sheet.

Proceeding, now to a detailed description of the mechanism shown in the drawings:

General features As a mounting for the operating parts of the machine; a substantially standard Underwood main frame may be utilized. This frame is indicated generally by the numeral 30.- On the frame a motor-driven escapement-controlled carriagell is mounted for step feeding movement from right to leftand for return from left to right to re-tension a spring motor 32. The carriage supports a roller platen 33 of conventional type. A supplemental frame 34 is mounted on the carriage and is provided with means indicated generally at 35 for guiding a sheet 0! paper 36 down in front of the platen and is further provided with punching means 31 at opposite ends of the supplemental frame for punching locating apertures at opposite side margins of the sheet. Locating means indicated at 38 are mounted in the supplemental frame and adapted to enter the punched holes previously made by the punching means to thereby accurately locate the sheet with respect to the guiding means and with respect to the platen and all appurtenances mounted on the carriage. At the rear of-the main frame a number of electromagnets are mounted as generally indicated at 40, these magnets having armatures with mechanical connections to certain numeral keys 4! of a keyboard 42 at the front of the typewriter unit. The magnets III are controlled electrically by a series of relays '43 shown in Fig, 19 of the drawings and these relays are in turn controlled by a group of sensing pins in dicated generally-at 44 in Figs. 2, l9 and '20 carried on a member or head 45 mounted on the supplemental frame of the carriage with in such a fashion that before any step of letter or :number feeding is effective the circuit through the sensing contacts is broken (Figs. 1'1, 18 and 19). A suitable main switch indicated at 52 (Figs: 1 and 19) is located at the front of the machine, either as a part of or adjacent to the keyboard and suitable resistors and a con- I denser are included in the electrical circuitsfor purposes that willbe well understood.

In proximity to the group of sensing devices and preferably directly below the same is a group of perforating pins indicated generally at 53.

These pins are mounted upon th member v45 which is in turn mounted upon the supplemental frame and travels with the carriage except when being held by parts mounted on the main frame, when it is desired to perforate the sheet by successively operating a plurality of numeral keys to a common printing point to bringvari-shaped hammers at the ends of the respective types into operation upon selected combinations of the perforating pin group. The particular type-bar heads which effect the perforations are indicated generally by the numeral.

By reason of the mechanism and the magnets and controls briefly referred to above, it is possible to introduce a sheet to a position in front of a roller platen in a typewriter unit, punch locating holes in opposite side margins of the" sheet, letter-feed the sheet by the springmotored escapement-controlled carriage, type a series of digits and perforate the sheet with different combinations of perforations each charcteristic of the particular digit typed, whereupon the sheet may b later relocated in the machine'in accordance with the positions of the punched locating holes and upon movement of .the carriage to a predetermined position and closing of the main switch at the keyboard the sensing devices engage the first combination of perforations in the series, energizing relays which control the energization of aparticular magnet to operate a corresponding type bar and retype the number at another place on the sheet. The escapement operating in its usual way to letter feed the carriage presents the next combination of perforations to the sensing devices, another relay operation takes place, and

electromagnetic means throws up another type bar or the same one to type another digit in the series. This goes on automatically under the control vof-the escapement and the sensing de-- vices until the entire series hasbeen typed.-

should a decimal column or space occur between any two digits, means are provided to autoand present the next perforated combination to the sensing devices.

Frame structure The main frame 3l of the typewriter unit is substantially in the conventional Underwood form of a skeletonized box comprising side members- II connected at the front by a bar 56 and at the rear by a bar I (Figs. 1 and 17) and having the usual front plate 68. Just rearwardly of the keyboard 42 upwardhr extending arms Cl rise at either side of the frame to support a front carriage-rail 8|. At the rear of the main frame (see Fig. 18) upwardly extending arms 62 rotatably support a square shaft 63 upon which is mounted a conventional tabulator rack 64 in the form of a ball, the opposite ends of .which 65 are secured to the square shaft and have extendingjthere-between a grooved rod Cl upon which are mounted a plurality of adjustable tabulator stops 81.

The rear bracket arms-62 have fixed thereto at their upper ends a rear carriage-rail 68 in the form of a cylindrical rod. The main frame has its two side members 55 connected by a plate ll preferably in the form of an angle plate adapted to support a series of electromagnets.

Similarly across the lower part of the mainframe at the rear there is fixed an angle plate I2 adapted to support other electromagnets.

, The main frame is provided with feet 13 adapt- .ed to rest the unit on a table or, when the unit is used with a bookkeeping machine, upon acomputing-mechanism-base as indicated at ll in Fig. 1. When the unit is mounted upon the base as shown in Fig. 1, the relay mechanism of the invention may be housed by said base. In the present showing the relay mechanism is contained in a'separate relaybox II (Fig.'20)

adapted to be arranged outside of the machine and connected by suitable cables.

A frame 11 of carriage 3| isbasically of the conventional rectangular form as it has been employed in Underwood typewriters for many years. It has at its front center a boss ll (Fig.

5) in which is iournaled a roller I. which rides on a track lion the-carriage rail ii which forms a part of the main frame. At the rear the carriage frame is provided with rollers 82 adapted to bear on the rear carriage rail 88 mounted on th main frame, and the carriage frame is also provided at the rear with engagingguides 83 circumscribing the rear carriage rail 88. conventionally such carriage frames have been equipped with end plates of ,a sheet metal angular construction which are employed in the present machine with certain modifications to adapt them to this invention. The leftv end plate is indicated at 84 and the right end plate at 85 (see Figs. 1 to 6). These plates in effect form the base structure of the supplemental frame 34 fixed to the carriage frame, and they are connected by a transverse rail 86 upon which angular frame piece 85 an arm I! screws 93 and this arm has fixed thereto a square which extends for a short distance to-.

matically step the carriage an additional space is suspended and partially supported the paper guides, punches, sensing devices, perforatingpins and locating pins which will be hereinafter described in detail.

A shaft 81 is joumaled at its opposite endsin the sheet metal angular frame pieces 84 and II and this shaft'may beconsidered as a part of the supplemental frame structure. .To the is secured by shaft 94 ward the middle of the carriage frame and'this shaft has a supporting function and may be considered as a part of the supplemental frame. The devices mounted upon this shaft will be described in detail later.

Fixed to the right side wall of the main frame is an upstanding bracket carrying a short rod 35 extending toward the right which may be considered as a frame part carryin a stop and latch device 51, the purpose of which will be later described. The main frame 35 supports the usual segment plate 50 about midway between front and rear and standing in a vertical transverse plane (Figs; 2, 3 and 4), and this segment plate has an upstanding arm I" carrying an adjustable stop screw IOI adapted to co-operate with devices carried on the supplemental frame as will be described later.

Sheet punching and locating mechanism stem of the U has also a lateral guide lip H2 at the right side against which the right side edge of the paper is positioned when introducing the paper to the machine. Below the lip II! the paper guide has an inturned portion I I3 with its upper edge flared slightly toward the front of the machine. This inturned portion II3 provides a front paper guide and forms with the front stem of the U of the paper guide a channel II4 Just wide enough to freely receive the right side margin of the paper (see Fig. 5). The right side guide Just described is in the nature of a fixed guide for the right margin of the paper and at the left of the machine there is a somewhatsimilar guiding device which is adjustably mounted upon the shaft 81. The adjustment permits the movement of the left paper guide to desired position transversely of the carriage and its fixation in any such position between suitable. collars.

' The left paper guide has a U-shaped guide mem-- ber H5, a rear stem 1 of the U extending downwardly to suitable connection with a tie rod H8, the latter extending from the left end of the carriage frame through the downwardly extending flange I03 of the platform I02 at the right of the carriage frame and being secured in the opposite ends of the carriage frame. .A front stem I of the U-shaped piece II5 forms the left side rear paper guide. There is an outwardly turned lip III on thisfront stern which serves as the register for the left edge of the paper sheet, and as in the case of the right side guide there is an is shown clearly in Fig. 5 in connection with a similar downward extension In which is provided on the right paper guide, but as this piece is somewhat differently mounted it will be described later in connection with the sheet perforating and sensing devices. A front paper bail I30 has its ends secured in supporting clips I3I and I32 fixed to the front paper guides H3 and I22 respectively and this bail serves to prevent transverse buckling of the paper sheet.

From the foregoing it will be seen that paper sheets or cards may be moved into position at the front side of the roller platen 33 and urged downwardly around the lower half of the platen between thelatter and the forward extension of the paper apron I21. Owing to the adjustability of the left side paper guide the paper sheet or card may be very closely fitted between lips H2 and I2I of the left and right side paper guides, respectively. The side registers provided by these lips are extended downwardly in the form of the bend made in the paper guides to form the front paper-guide members H3 and I22 so that there is a considerable vertical length of side register on each of the paper guides. By reason of this construction the introduced sheets are prevented from tilting or cocking as they are introduced downwardly a sufficient distance to be engaged bythe usual front and rear feed-roll sets I33 and I34 which are set apart from the platen in customary fashion by the manipulation of a lever I35 at the right side of the carriage frame. This lever is supported upon a stud I36 fixed at the right end of the carriage frame and comprises a finger piece I31 and an arm I33 which latter is connected by a link I40 to the crank end I of a shaft I42 suitably journaled in the carriage frame ends (see Fig. 23). This shaft has notches I43 at intervals along its length to receive arms I44 of bell crank levers I45 pivoted at I45 on arms I41 rigid on a shaft I43 which in turn is fixed in the ends of the carriage frame. The shaft I43 also mounts loosely a series of forwardly and upwardly extending arms I notched at their outer ends to receive. a rod I5I upon which are mounted the front feed rollers I33, and the shaft I48 furthermounts a series of rearwardly and upwardly extending arms I52 inwardly turned portion I22 having a forwardly flared upper edge which portion provides a channel I24 in conjunction with the rear paper guide,

for the reception of the left side margin of the paper sheet (see Figs. 1, 2 and 6). The stem of the U which forms the rear paper guide may be extended downwardly almost to the roller platen 33. The inwardly turned portion which forms the front paper guide may be further extended downwardly as indicated at I25 and directed inside of a forwardly flared lip I25 of a thin metal paper table and apron I21 which passes around the under side of the roller platen and to adegree upwardly at its forward side. This relation notched at their outer ends to receive a rod I53 upon which is mounted the series of feed rollers I34. The shaft I48 is also provided with fixed arms I54 extending rearwardly and below which coiled compression springs I55 are arranged supported by flanges I55 extending from levers I50.

A pin I51 extends laterally from each lever arm I50 and these pins are adapted to be engaged by the arms I44 of bell crank levers I45. When the finger piece I31 is in its upper position the arms I44 of hell cranks I45 lie in the notches I43 in shaft I42 allowing the sets of feed rollers I33 and I34 to be urged against theplaten by springs, one of which is shown at I55. When it is desired to introduces. sheet the finger piece I31 is moved forwardly rotating shaft I42 to force arms I44 of the bell crank levers I45 upwardly to a point where they ride on the circumference of the shaft I42 above the notches I43. In this movement the bell cranks I45 pivot at I 45 and arms I53 thereof bear on the rod I53 and throw off the rear rollers. Simultaneously the pins I51 are picked up and the levers I50 are rotated around shaft I48 to throw off the front feed rollers I33 and compress the springs I55. The parts are held in this position owing to the presentation of the circumference of the shaft I42 to the bell crank aavans',

arms I66 and serves to hold the finger piece "in its forwardly moved position. With the rollers I33 and I36 away from the platen, the leading end of a sheet 36 may be passed around the bottom 1 standard Underwood construction and this mech- 1 anism is supplemented in furtherance of the present invention by an additional link I68 connected to the arm I38 of the finger operated lever I36 and having its opposite end connected to a short arm I68 fixed to the rock shaft 81 hereinbefore referred to as adjustably supporting the left-- hand paper-guide (Fig. 23).

Mounted on this rock shaft are the operating devices for punches I6I and these operating desf and a. The left side -slide member is mounted on across strut I16 connecting the front (and rear stems of the U of the left side paper guide. The slide member is slotted at I11 and two stud screws l18are threaded into the cross strut. A pull spring I86 has one end connected to an upwardly extending ear I 8| at the rear of the slide and the other'end connected to the front stem of the paper guide. The spring tends to hold the slide forwardly and carry the'pin I13 into the hole I" in the front paper guide. At

vices are in the form of cams I62 secured to the rock shaft adjacent each paper guide. As the to pass by the punches allowing the springs I66 to force the punches rearwardly to their normal inoperative posit'ons. Thus in introducing a sheet to position in the machine full forward movement of the )finger piece sets the feed rolls away from the platen to allow the sheet to be introduced and causes a movement of the punches which is of no consequence as no sheet is in the After the sheet has been machine at that time.

the slide abutting. the paper guide.

introduced to its desired-line-space position the finger piece I31 is operated rearwardly or in a clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 23 and is assisted in t movement by springs I66 and by a torsion s;') g I66 around the pivot stud I36.

' This rearward or clockwise movement again:

passes the high points I63 of the cams I62 over the rounded heads I66 of the punches urging the punches forwardly against the action of springs I66 and producing sheet-locating apertures I61 at opposite side margins of the sheet, as indicated in Fig. 24. Full return of the finger piece to normal position causes the high points of the cams 'to pass beyond the punches allowing fiat faces I ends of the punches.

As the finger piece I31 is moved back to normal position thepunches are retracted and the feed rollers are abandoned to the action of springs I66 whichforce them against the paper through suitable apertures in the apron I21, to hold the paper firmly against the platen so that the paper will be moved with the carriage.

In the paper guidemembers, and preferably directly above the punch dies, are holes "I in the front paper guide members and holes I12 in the rear paper guide members (see Fig. -6), adapted to slidably receive locating pins I13 projecting forwardly from downtumed ears I16 on slide members I16 mounted on the paper guides (Figs.

the right side of the machine the slide member I16 is mounted upon the platform I82 and is similarly slotted and held in sliding relation therewith and has a similar spring holding it normally in a forward position.

To operate the slide members I15 to retract the locating pins from the channels I26 between 'the front and rear paper guide members, a rock shaft I82 is journaled in ears I 83 of the supplemental frame. This rock shaft has adiustably fixed thereon collars I86, one for each slide member, from each of which depends a pin I86 which enters a recess I86 in the slide and which is adapted to pick up the slide as the pin is rotated I81 is fixed to the left end of the shaft I82 and is held rearwardly byv a torsion spring I88 surrounding the shaft between the finger piece and one of the ears I 83. The action-of the sp is limited by the pin I85 abutting an edge I'M at the front of slot I86 and by the ear I16 of Normally. the torsion spring I88 causes both slide members to advance to bring the locating pins across the paper guide channels I I6 and I26.

After a sheet has been introduced and punched as heretofore described and the further operations of typing and perforating have been performed, as will be later herein describedin detail, the sheet may be withdrawn from the machine and subsequently restored thereto and located by entering the locating pins I13 into the punch holes previously made. In re-entering the sheet to the machine, the finger piece I81 is moved forwardly to retract the locating pins until the forward or leading edge of the sheet has passed into the guide channels below the pins. The finger piece is then released to the action of the torsion spring I88 and as the sheet is further fed by finger manipulation of the sheet against the forward stems of the U-shaped' guides, .the punched holes. will eventually come .opposite' the locating pins which, then under pressure of the torsion spring, will enter the punched holes at opposite sides of the sheet and accurately locate the sheet in line-spaced posi-' tion from its previous position'in the machine. It will be understood that prior to the re-entry of the sheet to themachine it will be desirable to operate the other finger piece III which retracts the feed rolls and idly moves the punches on its next introduction.

Type action-and carriage control The type action and carriage control are still stantially conventional Underwood structure. As shown in Fig. i there is a four-bani: keyboard.

' l2 and the upper bank of. this keyboard carries bell crank intermediate lever 2 M pivotal on r 2.5 has one arm 20B slotted at it?! to cng a short pin 2 extending from tho sido of. key lever 21. The other arm 2H1 of tho crank carries a short pin 2 which engages t lower end of a type bar 2 in 3 lot til. Tho type bar is swinsable about a fulcrum wire illand is movable from a full line position shown in Fig. 15 to the dot-anddash position shown therein. This movement may be ciiected maroually by full depression of a key M or it may be a power driven operation efiective upon slight movement of the key by a means which is well known and not shown herein, or it may bc electromatically effected by the magnet armature and connections shown in Fig. 15, which will he later described in detail.

The key lever 2l| carries a downwardly ex tending link 2" intended for the setting of pins in a register in order to adapt the unit for coaction with a computing mechanism the type indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings or any other suitable-device. The aforesaid U. B. patent to Hart No. 1,270,411 shows in detail the computing mechanism illustrated in Figure 1 or the draw- Fig. 17 of the drawings shows the mechanism by which operation 01 the type bars either manual, power-driven or electromagnetic, effects the so-called letter teed movement of the carriage. The universal bar ll, previously mentioned, is slidably mounted in the segment 98 and fixed to escapement-rocker-irame pivoted at 216 in a cast bracket 2" secured to the main frame of the machine centrally thereof. The move ment of each type bar to a position approximate the printing position causesa heel 2H! 0! the type bar to pick up the universal bar and move it rearwardly, thereby rocking the frame ii on pivots 2|" and rocking a dog frame 2" pivoted at 2|! on bracket 2l1 to move a so-called rigid dog 222 into abutting position behind one oi the teeth 2 of an escapement wheel 222. The same movement which carries the rigid dog into this position carries a pivoted or movable dog 222 out of engagement with the tooth of the escapement wheel and a spring 224 swings it on its pivot 22! against a stop 228. This is done while the type bar is making its last arc of movement into printing engagement. As the key is released and the key'lever returned by spring means, the rocker frame is returned by a spring 221 and the dog frame 200 is withdrawn by the spring 224, advancing the pivoted dog into position to be engaged by the adjacent tooth of the escapement wheel, so that as the rigid dog moves forwardly out of engagement with its tooth, the escapement wheel may pick up the pivoted dog andadvance one step until the pivoted dog is carried over against a stop 22!.

The carriage frame carries a rack 229 having teeth 2 in engagement with a pinion 22! which is coupled for rotation with the escapement wheel by means of conventional diametrically opposed spring pressed dogs 232. The carriage springasvauc motor 32 may he of conventional typc'mountcd on the main frame and having a tape 23B con ncctcd to the right and of the carriage as inchca'tcd at 234, and this spring tends constantly to urge the carriage in a direction of movement from light to left, but the action of the spring is controlled by the cscapemcnt wheel 22? coupled to tho pinion. 123i which is in mesh with the of rack 228 and in the usual operation is cu one step at a time as just previously l'illcll.

.li'hc cntirc carriage and its supplemental trams i: returned from left to right, reminding the motor spring in the movemcnt, by the usual ccrrlagc return and line space lever not shown. this movement of the carriage the ratchet wheel held against rotation by the engaging (logo 232, and the rock 229 is left in engagement with the pinion 23L The pinion is therefore rotated by the longitudinal movement of the carriage raclc and the teeth of the pinion click lay the engaging dogs.

It will he understood that the rock. 225 is pivot-olly mounted in the usualway and adapted to be operated by a finger piece to remove it from engagement with the pinion for tabulating.

Thaprccoding detailed description of the well known carriage cscapement mechanism is made owing to the fact that the invention in certain of its aspects includes in the combination a motor-drivon complement-controlled carriage, and further for the reason that the universal bar and cscapcment mechanism function in the automatlc decimal spacing operation, which will be hereinafter described. 7

The type bars 2 are in the usual segmental arrangement, adapted to move their heads M to a common printing point by swinging the bars to a central type guide 236 secured to the upper part of segment 98.

Perforating and sensing devices Each of the diifcrent numeral typebals has its free end or head formed with a hammer 24D, and these hammers diifer in shape or position, as shown in Figs. 15 and 16, in order to select certain combinations of two out of live perforating pins arranged in the group 53 on a plate 24! near the right-hand paper-guide. The plate 2 is secured at its right end to a box structure 242 which slidably fits the squared shaft 94 hereinbefore referred to as a part of the carriageframe construction. The plate 2-H is secured to the box structure by screws 243 which also secure the downward extension of the front guide memher at the right side of the machine, which has been previously indicated by the numeral I28.

Perforating pins 246 are arranged in a group of five in the manner of arrangement shown at 53 in Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 14, and they are preferably of a uniform diameter throughout their lengths, except for a central shouldered and reduced portion indicated at 241 in Figs. 10 and 11. Forward ends of the perforating pins are slidably supported in a supplemental plate 248 suitably secured to the front of the main plate 24! which latter is recessed to receive a strip of spring metal 25!) held in position relatively to the plate 2 by a riveted clip 25! and screws 252 and provided with notches 253 providing for individual engagement with the perforated pins at their reduced central portions, and normally flexed to urge the pins forwardly to position the perforating ends of the pins forwardly of the introductory line of feed of the paper sheet.

The squared ,shaft 94 has its inner end recessed, and has a slot 254 along one side communicating with this recess. The box-like strucplatform I02 of the\right paper guide structure and is held thereagainst by a screw 258. A washer 259 of rubber or other suitable material is arranged around the left end of the squared shaft to serve as a cushioning device for return movements of the slide member under the influence of spring 251.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that the group of perforating pins is mounted upon an assembly of parts or head including the plate 2 which is essentially a part of, and movable with, the supplemental frame of the carriage, but which has provision for being held for a limited period while the carriage proceeds in its step-by-step travel. During this holding period, the spring 251 is compressed, and when the slide assembly or head is released from its held position the spring immediately restores it to its original relation to the carriage. When the carriage has moved to present the group of perforating pins directly above the printing point, a depending stop finger 260 secured to the plate 2 abuts the screw Illl secured at the upper end of the bracket I which is attached to segment 98. Thus further movement of the group of punches in a carriage-feed direction is prevented. Thisposition is shown by dot-and-dash lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and it is obvious from that figure that any one of the numeral types that is actuated will engage and operate a selected combination of two of the perforating pins. These combinations are represented in the diagram Fig. 19 of the drawings, and the shapes of the hammers 240 are indicated by the dotted lines embracing ae'ianstions of the. other pins are sufllcient in length to permit this movement without actuating the other pins of the -group. As soon as the hammer is retracted by the return movement of the type action, the spring strip 250 restores the selectedpins to their original positions.

I Directly above the group of perforating pins is the similarly arranged group 44 of five sensing .contacts carried in an insulating block 21! secured to the plate 24! and having a shouldered portion 212 projecting through an aperture 213 in said plate. These sensing contacts are in the form of pins slidable in holes in theinsulation block and having pointed ends 215 substantially conical. which are normally urged against a plate 214 of electrical conductivity. This plate is fixed with the platform I02 of the right guide member and projects; through the channel formed by the assembly of plate 2 and the box structure 242 which is slidable on the squared shaft -94. Spring fingers 214 of electrical conductivity suitably insulated from each other as indicated clearly in Figs. 11 and 13 have their free ends bearing against the forward ends of the sensing contact pins and tend to urgethe pointed ends of these pins into engagement with the front sur-.

face of plate 214. The shape of the contact pins facilitates the easy introduction of the paper sheet in front of the plate 214, the pins being carnmed forwardly by the leading edge of the paper sheet as it is introduced. It will be obvious therefore that during the typing and perforating operations the sensing contact pins are held sepaor bounding each of the two darkened dots. It

will be seen that the shape of the hammer on the type head'for the numeral l is such as to actuate the two lower left hand pins of the group. The hammer for the numeral 2 type actuates the two lowermost perforating pins. The hammer for numeral 4 type operates the two right hand pins the type through the usual ribbon 265 with the sheet on the carriage. As the particular hammers come into operation the individual perforating pins are caused to pass through the paper into die holes 256 formed in a depending plate portion 261 cf the box structure 242. The blanks removed from the paper are pushed through these holes and may be conducted in any suitable way from the machine. Whichever combination of perforating pins is selected the spring strip 250 is moved rearwardly by the shoulders on the selectedpins as shown in Fig. 13 and the reduced por- Ty a spring cuits and magnets rated from the plate 214 by the interposition of the paper sheet.

At the right side of the machine, bracket 95. heretofore referred to as a part of the frame structure, carries shaft '96 which latter has adjustably' mounted upon it a latch member indicatcd generally at 9,1. This latch member comprises a block 211 slidable on shaft 96 and adapted to be secured-in any desired position by screws 218. On the rear of the block a latch dog 280 is pivoted at 28l and held in its upper position 282, one end of which issecured-to the dog at 283 and the other end of which is secured to the block at 284. 4

In another position of the carriage the downwardly extending stop, finger 280 engages an edge 286 of the latch dog 284 which prevents further movement of the slide assembly or head with the carriage in its step feed. For a limited time the slide member carrying the sensing contacts is held while the carriage proceeds in its step-bystep movement. The latch block 211 is so ad- Justed that the latch will engage the depending finger 264 when aperforated sheet is located in the ms chine by means of the locating pins I13 entering the punched holes on opposite sides of the sheet and a combination of perforations is presented in position opposite corresponding sensing contacts. Under these conditions the pointed ends of the sensing contacts pass through the perforations and engage the conducting piate 214, whereupon through relay cirand other connections to be later described herein the numeral type bar of which the particular combination of perforations is symbolic will be actuated to reproduce the particular number at another place on the sheet. This automatic movement of the type bar acts upon the escapement rocker to permit a step of carriage feed which thereupon presents another combination of perforations opposite the sensing devices and again two pins of the group of five hand end of the-carriage frame rides upon a cam face 288 of latch dog 20B and depresses it around its pivot point to release the depending stop fin"- ger 260 of the slide, whereupon the coil spring 251 acting in the same way as it does in connection with the punching operation throws the slide member or perforating and sensing head back to its original position relative to the carrlage.

Electrical circuits, controls and actuating devices for the automatic reproduction of previously typed and perforated characters In Fig. 19 of the drawings the individual sensing contacts of the group are designated for convenience by the letters a, b, c, d and a. At the bottom of this figure the perforating pin group is indicated on ten different panels illustrative of the same group of perforating pins as it is acted upon by each of ten different numeral type bars. The type bars are given their respective numerals on the diagram and, as previously stated, the hammers of each type-bar-head are indicated in dotted lines. From the shaded dots on the panels, indicative of the combination of perforations for each individual numeral type bar, dotted lines are extended to indicate the positions of the perforations in the sheet which are sensed by combinations of sensing pins in the group a, b, c, -d. e. The sheet is omitted from the diagram for the sake of clearness. The conductor plate 214 is indicated by the circle around the group of sensing contacts.

A series of five magnets is shown in Fig. 19 as controlling a plurality of relays, the first magnet 290 controlling a single relay 29!, the second magnet 292 controlling two relays 293 and 294, the third magnet 235 controlling three relays 296, 291 and 290, the fourth magnet 300 controlling four relays III, 302, 303 and 304, and the fifth magnet 30! controlling-four relays 306, 301, 303 and 310.

When the main switch 52 is closed the various combinations of perforations in the sheet 36 are moved by the carriage to the sensing group while the latter is held against movement with the carriage and the sensing pins pass through the perforations and make contact with the plate 214 which closes circuits through certain of the magnets 290, 292, 295, 300 and 305. Energizatlon of certain of these magnets operates one or the other of the relay groups and closes a circuit 7 through one of the ten magnets 40 indicated at the right hand side of the diagram Fig. 19. These are the magnets which are mounted in two groups on the upper and lower angle members H and 12 at the rear of the frame as heretofore referred to and as shown clearly in Figs. 5 and 18 of the drawings. Whichever magnet is energized by the particular relay group under control of the sensing contacts through any given combination of perforations actuates through its armature 3 a. rod 3I2 which moves bell crank lever 204 (see Fig. 15) on its pivot 205 throwing down the corresponding key lever and key in duplication of the prior manual or power-driven movement, and throwing up the corresponding type bar to next set of perforations.

gagement by cause a reproduction of the character or number originally typed and perforated at another place on the sheet. Movement of the carriage pre' sents the next combination of perforations to the sensing devices causing another type action, a.s suming that main switch is held closed, and so on until the entire series-of numbers is reproduced.

As the carriage moves in its step feed to pass one combination perforations out of its encontact pins, to bring the next combination of perforations into posi tion opposite cc group, the movement is facilitated by ti conical shape of the ends of the pins as by r r on of this shape they ride easily over the edge of the paper at the perforations, and. over the paper between perforations, into engagement with the contact plate at the It will be seen that the engagement of the sensing contact pins with the plate at the next set of perforations is of a sliding character and inasmuch as the pins are pointed, a good clean contact engagement is in sured.

In order to prevent sparking when the sensing contact pins are separated from the contact plate as in the travel of the carriage during its step feed, a switch 313 is provided which breaks the circuit including the sensing contacts just prior to each step movement of the carriage. This switch is indicated diagrammatically at the extreme right hand side'of the diagram Fig. 19 and it is shown structurally in Figs. '17 and 18. It involves a pair of normally closed contacts I! and 48 in the main clrcuitwith the sensing device and just before any numeral type bar reaches its typing position in the automatic reproduction, under control of the sensing devices, these contacts are opened, thus breaking the electrical circuit at the contacts before the escapement movement of the carriage separates the sensing contact pins from the contact plate 214. To obtain this preliminary break in the circuit, contact 41 is mounted upon a fixed bracket 3H3 at the rear of the machine. This bracket has an upstanding arm carrying two rearwardly extending spaced ears 3l8, each notched as indicated at 313 to receive a floating contact arm 320 of V construction, having its upper ends engaged in the notches of cars M8. The lower end of the V arm or plate carries the movable contact I! and a coiled pull spring 32! has its lower end connected in the crotch of the V and its upper end connected to an adjustable collar 322 threaded on to a rod 323, the rear end 324 of which is slldably supported in an extension 325 of an armature 32B of the magnet iii, the purpose of which magnet will be described later. The forward end of the rod 323 is pivotally supported on an arm 32!, the lower end of which is fixed on a rock shaft 330 journaled in the side frame pieces of the machine. This rock shaft, at about the middle of its length, has a. rock arm 33l fixed thereto having a 'stud-332 at its outer end with a shank which engages in a slot 333 of a forwardly extending arm 33! which forms a part of the escapement rocker frame 5|. It follows that each time the rocker frame is operated to institute a step feed of the carriage the rod 323 will be moved forwardly carrying with it the upper end of spring 32! and this spring when sufficiently moved beyond dead center of the fulcrum points of the V-shaped contact arm 320 will cause the latter to fulcrum in the notches M5 and swing forwardly, thus breaking the engagement of the contacts 41 -43. Conversely, when the type bar swings downwardly the'escapement rocker swings in the opposite direction, the rod 323 is moved rearwardly carrying the spring beyond dead center and fulcruming the contact 43 into engagement with the fixed contact 41.

As shown clearly in the diagrams Figs. 19 and 20 of the drawings, the spring fingers 213 of sensin=the panel above thenumeral 1. When the sheet is-in proper position it will present these perforations opposite the sensing pins a and b and the circuitwill becompleted through conductors 33! and 352, resistance 353, actuating ing pins 0, b, c, d and e are connected by leads spaced alinement at the right end of the carriage and travel with the carriage in its step-by-step feed.

Mounted for engagement with these conductor bars throughout a certain period of carriage travel are five spring-contacts a, b, c d and e whichare held by terminal screws 333 on a small plate 340 of insulating material which is secured by screws 3 to the upper part of a bracket 342 which is. secured to the upwardly extending ear 62 of the main frame. The spring contacts are, therefore, held stationary and they are engaged by the conductor bars when the carriage is moved to the right extreme to be in a position for the commencement of a line of typing on any sheet suitably located in the supplemental frame as heretofore described. Each spring contact has a lead 343 extending from its terminal screw through a conduit 344 to individual contact pins 34! mounted in an insulation block 348 fixed to the main frame of the machine.

windings of magnets 230 and 232, in parallel, leads a and b spring contacts a and b conductor bars a and b leads a and b to the A coupler 34'I having resilient socket members 343, one for each of the contact pins 345, is adapted to be removably connected to the main frame and suitably located rotatively so as to engage the proper socket with each of the contact pins. Leads a, b ,c*, d and e extend from this connector to the relay box 15 and into the actuating windings of the relay-operating magnets as shown in Fig. 19 of the drawings.

Current flowing from the source of electrical energy passes through conductors 3M and 352, through a variable resistance 353, through a conductor 354 to which is connected one end of each of the actuating windings for the magnets 233, 292, 235, 330 and 335. The other ends of the actuating windings for each of the magnets connect through leads a, b, c, d and c with spring contacts a b 0 d and e which engage conductor bars a 1), c, d and e". The flexible spring conductors 213 are connected by means of the leads a, b, c, d and e'. The springs 216 press against the ends of the sensing pins a, b, c, d and e to urge the points of these pins against conductor plate 214 when perforations in the paper sheet permit such engagement.

From this plate the circuit is grounded by concult is completed through the actuating windspring conductor fingers 213 which bear on the ends of sensing pins a and b. These sensing pins now being in contact with the plate 214 current passes through conductor 33! to ground and thence through lead 353, universal switch 3, lead 331, main switch 52 to the'opposite side of the source. This closure of the main switch under such conditions causes energization of magnets 233 and 232' closing the two relays of magnet 232 and the single relay of magnet 233. This establishes another circuit as follows: from the source through a lead 358 to variable resistance 360, through a lead 36l, through closed relay 23!, to a conductor 362, through closed lead 351, main switch 52 to the opposite side of the source'of current. Thus, by the energizetion of relay magnets 290 and 292 the actuating winding of the magnet 40 of number 1 type bar is energized, and when energized its armature 3 is moved forwardly, carrying forward the connecting rod 3 l2 connected to one arm of the bell crank intermediate lever 204 which throws this arm substantially into the dot-and-dash position shown in Fig. 15 of the drawings and throws up the numeral type bar to printing position as shown by the dot-and-dash position of the type bar in that figure. As the type bar moves rapidly to printing position, the heel 2| 3 engages the universal bar 33 which in turn rocks the escapement rocker frame 5| entering the rigid dog 220 to the carriage-escapement wheel 222 and simultaneously, as heretofore described, opening the contacts "-43 of the universal switch. The result of this is the opening of the circuits through both the relay magnets and the type bar actuating magnet, and after typing of the numeral by the. momentum acquired by the type bar, the latter returns to its basket position under the influence of return spring 203 and the escapement rocker frame is returned to its original position by spring 221. This return movement of the escapement rocker frame and universal bar re-establishes the engagement of the contacts 41 and 48 of the universal switch 3I3 and also disengages'the rigid dog of the escapement mechanism allowing one step of carriage feed under control of the pivoted dog of that mechanism. This movement of the carriage presents another combination of perforations to the sensing pin group. The combination may be the same as before, in which casethe same type bar will'be actuated, or it may be a different combination representative'of the numeral 4. for example, which will cause sensing pins c and d to engage with the plate 214 energizing relay magnets 23! and I" and closing the seven different relay sets qperated by thesemalnets. It will be apparent from the diagram Fig. 19

how the closing of these relay sets "will complete the circuit through the actuating Winding of the type-bar-actuating magnet for the numeral 4 type bar.

Decimal spacing Obviously, if in the step movement of the carriage a new combination of perforations is not presented to the group of sensing pins the relay magnets will not be operated and no magnetic throw of the type bar will be achieved. To provide for this in the case of ordinary decimal spacing employed in writing a series of figures representing dollars and cents, the magnet I6 is employed. The armature I26 of this magnet has an extension III which has been referred to previously in connection with its supporting function for the rod III which operates the movable contact of the universal switch III.

As shown in Fig. 18 of the drawings, the armsture extension I25 supports the rear end of rod III between a collar Ill and a washer I'll suitably spaced therefrom to permit movement of the rod forwardly when the universal bar is actuated and thus permit opening of the universal switch. In this operation there is no movement of the armature III, the rear end of the rod merely sliding through the armature extension. However, it will be seen that when the magnet II is energized and its armature moved, the extension of the armature will pick up the collar II! on rod III and move the rod forwardly. This rocks the arm III clockwise, as viewed in Fig. 18, which rocks arm III in a corresponding direction, moving arm III of the escapement rocker frame in a counter-clockwise direction, thus moving the universal bar in the same direction that it is moved when eng ed by the heel of any type bar. In other words, actuation of the magnet II enters the rigid dog 22. into engagement with a tooth of the escapement wheel and releases the pivoted dog III just as these operations are eilected in any type-bar action. De-energization of the magnet releases the armature to the action of its conventional spring return and the spring 221 of the escapement mechanism restores the escapement mechanism to its normal position. Thus a single step of carriage feed is permitted under the influence of the carriage motor which presents the next combination of perforations to the group of sensing pins.

To actuate the winding of magnet Ii as such actuation may be required in ordinary decimal spacing operations, a plate I'll is secured to the rear of the carriage and this plate is provided with spaced cams I12, the spacing being in deflnite relation to the carriage-feed step movement and to the distance between decimals in a series of typed numerals. n the bracket III, fixed to the rear of main frame, an insulation block III is adiustably secured by screws I'll the shanks of which project through a slot III in the bracket. This block carries a spring piece I18 of electrical conductivity, fixed to the block at one end by a terminal screw I11 and having a free end with a contact I'II adapted to be pressed into engagement with a contact III on a metal angle member III secured to the block by screw III. The spring piece is formed with a pointed projection III about midway of its length, and this projection is adapted to be periodically engaged by the cams I12 in the usual course of carriage travel. If any of, the cams I12 engages the projection III, contacts I18 and III are periodically closed. The

moral 1B the engagement of the contacts. Thus the regular escapement step oi feed is supplemented by an additional step which moves the sheet with the carriage to pass the unpcriorated area of the sheet beyond the sensing Pins and present the next combination of perforations in matched position with the points of said pins.

The foregoing description of one preferred specific embodiment of the invention is demonstrative of the application of the particular system of control for the reproduction of characters by a typing unit in which the types are selectively operable to printing position in the fashion of an ordinary correspondence typewriter or a bookkeeping machine of the well-known Underwood-Hanson construction. The invention in its broader aspects may be applied to any oi a wide variety of business machines and the particular idea of a system of live control relays in electrical circuits under control of combinations of two out of five sensing elements may be readily incorporated in other machines where several digits of a series are simultaneously printed as, for example, in a Sundstrand machine.

The group of five perforating pins, accordin to the present invention, may be organized in an area equivalent substantially to the area within which, ordinarily, a single type impression is made. The number of pins permits the selection of varied combinations of two pins which proadjustment of the bloch is such that when decimal vides the necessary ten diiierent combinations. If the sensing devices fail to register with both perforations of the particular combination only one of the relay magnets will operate which is insuflicieht in the special circuit employed to energize any type-bar-actuating magnet. Thus the machine is stopped and the remedy may be applied.

It will be apparent that the extremely compact perforating or sensing groups of this invention, controlled by the special relay circuits disclosed, may be employed with or without a step-by-step carriage iced and with or without successively operable types.

What is claimed is:

1. In a business machine, in combination, a movable carriage adapted to receive and hold a work sheet, manually selectively operable types to produce type impressions on the sheet, means operable in accordance with movement of certaln of the types to produce on the sheet codal representations characteristic otthe particular types moved, and means controlled by the codsl representations on the sheet -for actuating said types to reproduce at a diiferent place on said sheet a series of type impressions originally produced thereon under manual selection.

2. In a business machine, in combination, a movable carriage adapted to receive and hold a work sheet, selectively operable types, charactermaking devices operable in accordance with movement of certain of the types to produce characters in succession on said sheet characteristic of the particular types moved, means for relocating the work sheet on said carriage, and power means including a series of electrically responsive devices controlled by/the sheet charactors for actuating the types selectively and 

